It was quite the stormy night across the Tennessee Valley but that is not stopping intense heat from building up this afternoon. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the western half of our TN counties, and Tishomingo County MS. A Heat Advisory is in effect for all other counties, through 8pm. Heat index […]

Happy Thursday! A lot of cloud cover is around for today which should limit our high temperatures across the area. Some isolated showers are expected to continue through the day with the better odds at seeing some rain across Northern Alabama. Highs today will be in the lower 80s. This evening, a shower or two

Good Wednesday afternoon! Only some spotty showers or perhaps a storm are expected through the rest of the day with highs in the upper 80s to near 90. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy. This evening, only a spotty shower will be possible across Northern Alabama, with lows dropping into the upper 60s to

Now that I have your attention… yes the Tennessee Valley will be affected by a cold front this week. BEFORE we get to that, we have some intense heat to deal with the next few days. A Heat Advisory is in effect for this afternoon/early evening for our entire viewing area. Air temperatures will reach

Things have changed substantially over the past couple of months. We went from having areas of severe to extreme drought in the viewing area during spring, to having the drought all but completely eradicated as of the most recent update issued back this past Thursday. Any remaining drought classification areas are due mainly to long-term

Confirmed: it’s mid-July in The South. Daily rain and storm chances, heat and humidity…yep, it checks out! Today is no exception, but I will say it *could* be warmer. We’ve had overcast skies all morning, so sunshine hasn’t warmed us as efficiently so far this morning. We will likely top out in the low to

Happy Thursday! Another day filled with scattered showers and storms can be expected today. Some locally heavy rainfall could lead to some isolated flooding problems. Skies will be partly cloudy with highs in the lower 90s for most places. This evening, showers and storms fade away leading to partly cloudy skies overnight and lows in

Happy Thursday! More rain and storms are expected today, but just like yesterday, there will be some places that are rain free. Highs today will be in the upper 90s to near 100 once again, with heat index values upwards of 110. Regarding the storms for this afternoon, there could be some strong to severe

It is HOT in the Tennessee Valley this week, and that comes as no surprise as we are rolling into the heart of summer now. Tomorrow is the start of July, and July to the first half of August is typically the hottest part of the year here. Let’s look at some climatological stats from

This week, the Tennessee Valley will be dealing with dangerous heat when it comes to air temperatures and heat index values. We will likely see at minimum daily Heat Advisories, if not Extreme Heat Warnings. Air temperatures are expected to reach the mid to upper 90s for the next several days, with heat index values